With The Netherlands coming in at number seven on the Lonely Planet’s top 10 countries to visit in 2020, there’s no better time to visit vibrant Amsterdam – and the Hotel Pulitzer Amsterdam should be top of your to-stay list after a magnificent £1.5m renovation.

When it first reopened in 2017, Hotel Pulitzer was voted ‘the best new hotel in Amsterdam’ by Travel + Leisure magazine.

Now, the Hotel Pulitzer Amsterdam is shining even brighter after a 1.5-year renovation by Creative Director, Jacu Strauss, to create a truly visually stunning space.

Hotel Pulitzer Lobby. Image credit: Sander Baks

Surrounded by some of the city’s best boutiques and restaurants, the hotel was created by Peter Pulitzer in 1970 from a glorious combination of buildings, each on a slightly different level and connected by a maze of passageways, small flights of stairs and oddly shaped halls.

Indeed, there is more than a passing nod to history at every turn, as the building was once a warehouse. The designer chose Haywoods’ End Grain flooring for the lobby as end grain was traditionally used wherever there were steel carts because of its durability and longevity.

Hotel Pulitzer suite. Image credit: Sander Baks

Lovely herringbone flooring is seen throughout the hotel, and in the luxurious suites, many of which feature freestanding baths.

Image credit: Sander Baks

The palette at the Pulitzer is that of the Old Masters, deep blues, rich greens and pinky-plums, which feeds into the modern heritage and nostalgia trends coming through for 2020.

Hotel Pulitzer restaurant. Image credit: Sander Baks

Original stucco ceilings, antique Delft tiles and magnificent fireplaces are offset by an eclectic mix of oil paintings, old mirrors and vintage prints, and thrown into contemporary relief by custom made furniture and patchwork Persian rugs.

Amongst all the elegance is plenty of humour, too: the archway of books with a bicycle on top, a wall of 17 brass trumpets with a solitary purple one, and a bright yellow bulldog perched on a drinks trolley all show a quirkiness which is very Amsterdam.